scholarly journals AngioVac Suction Embolectomy Using a Roller Pump: Operative Technique

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Shang ◽  
Touraj Rajabipour ◽  
Prashanth Vallabhajosyula
Keyword(s):  
Inferior Vena Cava ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Operative Technique ◽  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Roller Pump ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Safety Considerations ◽  
In Transit

AngioVac suction embolectomy is recommended by the manufacturer to be performed with a centrifugal pump due to safety considerations. However, roller head pumps are significantly cheaper to use, and thus may be more readily available during shortages and in resource poor settings. We present the technique of Angiovac suction embolectomy being successfully performed with a roller pump to evacuate a clot-in-transit in the inferior vena cava and right atrium, along with discussion of important safety caveats.

scholarly journals Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Subtotal Occlusion of the Inferior Vena Cava and a Right Atrial Mass

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Steinberg ◽  
Suzanne Boudreau ◽  
Felix Leveille ◽  
Marc Lamothe ◽  
Patrick Chagnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Inferior Vena Cava ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Regional Lymph Nodes ◽  
The Right

Hepatocellular carcinoma usually metastasizes to regional lymph nodes, lung, and bones but can rarely invade the inferior vena cava with intravascular extension to the right atrium. We present the case of a 75-year-old man who was admitted for generalized oedema and was found to have advanced HCC with invasion of the inferior vena cava and endovascular extension to the right atrium. In contrast to the great majority of hepatocellular carcinoma, which usually develops on the basis of liver cirrhosis due to identifiable risk factors, none of those factors were present in our patient.

scholarly journals Transarterial Radioembolization Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Invading the Right Atrium

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Kabalane Yammine ◽  
◽  
Sarah Khalife ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Inferior Vena Cava ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Tumor Thrombus ◽  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Complete Response ◽  
Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
The Right

Tumor thrombus infiltration of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) into the inferior vena cava and right atrium is rare and is associated with a poor prognosis due to the critical location of the tumor and the limited efficiency of the available treatment strategies. In this study, we report the case of a patient with advanced HCC and tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava and right atrium who demonstrated complete response with mass retraction upon Yttrium-90 trans-arterial radioembolization (90Y- TARE) therapy. Throughout the 16 months follow-ups after the radioembolization, the patient was free of any complications, revealing no occurrence of radiation-induced pneumonitis or tumor recurrence.

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